What's the Difference between A Walk to Remember the Book and A Walk to Remember the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Jamie Sullivan
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Jamie Sullivan
Portrayed by: Mandy Moore
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Landon Carter
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Landon Carter
Portrayed by: Shane West
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Margaret
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This Character does not appear.
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This Character does not appear.
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Belinda
Portrayed by: Lauren German
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This Character does not appear.
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Dean
Portrayed by: Clayne Crawford
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Eric
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Eric
Portrayed by: Al Thompson
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This Character does not appear.
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Clay Gephardt
Portrayed by: Matt Lutz
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This Character does not appear.
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Mr. Kelly
Portrayed by: David Andrews
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Reverend Sullivan
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Reverend Sullivan
Portrayed by: Peter Coyote
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A Walk to Remember Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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This doesn't happen. |
Landon is a self proclaimed bad dancer, and asks his mother to teach him how to dance. |
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These events do not occur. |
Landon buys/dedicates a star to Jamie, gives her a tattoo (a fake tattoo), builds a telescope for her among a few other very romantic things not mentioned in the book.
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The book ends with the 57 year old Landon still loving Jamie and wearing her ring. It doesn't clearly state that she died. |
It is clear she has died. It ends with Landon returning to see Jamie's father to give him back Jamie's mother's book. He tells him he has become a success because of Jamie. |
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Takes place in the 1950s |
Takes place in the 1990s
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The play centers on Christmas, and Jamie plays an angel. The play includes Hegbert's struggle as a father. |
The play depicts the Prohibition Era, and Jamie plays a singer. Hegbert's struggle subplot is dropped. |